hi all.. i m a new MBP user for 2 days..

i hv a problem when my mounted network drive was inactive and cause my Finder to hang and follow by unable to restart Mac except pressing Opt + Command + Power to reset..

1) My Mac connected to a few PC in a network..
2) when i access to certain network (Let us call it Beng PC as the computer name) to get some files.. there will be an "eject" button beside the Beng PC (inside Finder)
3) after a while.. i go to do some other work and i suspect the PC (Beng PC) that my Mac connected might be restarting/went to sleep or smth happened and the link between Beng PC and my Mac interrupted.
4) when i click my mounted drive (Beng PC).. it shows Connecting... and it is like forever..
5) then i press connect as also nth happen.. i can open the command + K and type in SMB Beng PC.. but still same.. connecting forever..
6) then i press the eject button beside Beng PC.. still nothing happen..
7) i tried to relaunch my Finder by pressing Option + right click the finder in Dock..
8) after that.. i get the error name "The application Finder.app can't be opened - 10180" and i cant start my finder..
9) I tried to restart the Mac tru the apple logo there..
10) the mac hang and will not restart until i press Option + Command + Power to reset

anyone know why?

i went to switch and ask.. they said i hv to restart the Mac.. it is known issue and since i m not buying from them.. i dont bother to ask more.. but if it is a known issue, is there anyway to avoid it?

so sad my first Mac for 2nd day only i face this problem..

when mac failed to connect to any of the PC in the network, is there a way to restart the ethernet driver or refresh the network stuff instead of restarting the mac?

o? hmm.. but now i m doing like this..

i created 2 location.. one for my house and one for my office.. and if i wanna restart the ethernet, i go to Network preferences, then click on the ethernet and click the button beside the "-" and choose make service inactive, then make it active again..

wonder this is correct or not..

another thing is.. i hv MAMP in my Mac.. and i view my localhost website by typing http://localhost/mysite.. is there any way that i can preview my localhost tru VMware's Windows Internet Explorer?

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Added on April 28, 2010, 2:18 pmnvm.. i found the way d.. just share here in case other forumers need it..

the site with tutorial
http://www.kathymarks.com/using-mamp-amp-v...ion-mac-test-ie

but i didn't set the C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file there..

to access to the localhost of my Mac using VMware.. i just open IE, then type http://192.168.x.xx(your mac fixed IP)/<sitename>/

This post has been edited by mememe12: Apr 28 2010, 02:18 PM